Cyberwarfare

Iranian-backed group offers bounties on Israelis it claims intercepted Gaza Flotilla

Iran-backed hacker group Handala offered $100,000 bounties on 69 Israelis it claimed were flotilla commandos, but many of the names appeared to have no link to the unit.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.
An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iran-linked hackers targeted US, Israel and UAE, Palo Alto Networks says

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said the Screening Serpens group used six new remote access Trojan variants and a new attack technique against targets during the regional escalation.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Hackers breach US gas monitoring systems, officials suspect Iranian involvement - report

Iran has a history of targeting ATGs, making it the prime suspect in these breaches, but sources warned CNN that the hackers left little evidence to allow definitive identification. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ILLUSTRATION of cybercrime and hacking activity with a laptop displaying a pirate symbol.

Iran-linked hackers use ChatGPT for up to 700,000 cyberattacks daily, UAE warns

Officials said artificial intelligence is being used for reconnaissance, data collection, identifying system vulnerabilities, and generating sophisticated phishing emails.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE

Bennett cyber warning to Iran: 'If you mess with Israel, you’ll pay a price'

Bennett described the future of Israel's cyber warfare capabilities as replacing dozens of commandos with keyboards.

JUNE 28, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at Cyber Week

Israel cyber chief: Iran has become our dominant rival in cyber

Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) Chief Gaby Portnoy: “We see them, we know how they work and we are there.”

JUNE 28, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Iran’s steel industry halted by cyberattack

Predatory Sparrow, a hacktivist group that is little known, took credit for the hacking that halted Iran's steel industry.

JUNE 27, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
EVEN AFTER THE Cyberserve/Atraf disaster, Bennett is more afraid of overregulation than he is of lacking the power to save the private sector from its own occasional cyber laziness or cheapness.

Founder of the upcoming CyberWeek weighs in on Russia and Iran’s cyber warfare attempts

Isaac Ben-Israel, the man who kickstarted the Israel’s cyber revolution, gives insight into cybersecurity’s many facets.

JUNE 23, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

Iran says cyber threats against it are rising - analysis

Claims cyber attack on Tehran Municipality earlier this month did not affect information on city residents.

JUNE 14, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Cyber attack

Iran responsible for attempted cyberattack on children's hospital -FBI

The cyberattack took place in June 2021, the attackers exploited popular software made by California-based firm Fortinet to control the hospital's computer network.

JUNE 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranians burn Israeli and US flags during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Britain, EU say Russia behind cyberattack against satellite internet modems in Ukraine

The digital assault against Viasat's VSAT.O KA-SAT network in late February took place just as Russian armor pushed into Ukraine.

MAY 10, 2022ByREUTERS
A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

Cyber, communications chiefs: Telecom. industry must boost cyberdefenses

"Cyber has no borders, and therefore this kind of collaboration which we promote with the Communications Ministry has added value."

MAY 2, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Cyber attack

Pro-Iran hackers target Israeli radio station's site on 'Quds Day'

A video replacing the livestreams showed the word "hacked," as well as sirens and several other threatening videos.

APRIL 29, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Video placed by a pro-Iranian hacker group on Israeli websites, April 28, 2022.

Microsoft discloses onslaught of Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine

The reported attacks - some of which have not been previously disclosed - suggest that hacking has played a bigger role in the conflict than what has been publicly known.

APRIL 27, 2022ByREUTERS
Hacker (illustrative)